twitter for the newbie: how to use twitter
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New to Twitter? Don't get it? This presentation was presented to a group of IT consultants that didn't use twitter. It provides a quick overview of the logistics of using twitter.TRANSCRIPT
for the Newbie and Beyond
Come Out of Your Shell
Intro
• Marcy Kellar – SharePoint Design– User Experience Design– Information Architecture– Content Management
• I LOVE Twitter
Poll
• Who uses Twitter?• Live tweeting?
Assignment: Live tweet this presentation
Goals
• Increase Understanding• Professional Growth• Complete Two Action Items
What Is Twitter?
• Micro-blogging tool• 140 characters or less • Published online, publicly or
privately
What Is Twitter?
Conversations
What Is Twitter?
Conversations
Examples
Twitter Doesn’t Replace Human Interaction
How to use twitter
Learn Twitter Lingo
• @username• Following• Tweet• #hashtag• Direct Message• Retweet• #FollowFriday• TweetUp
Twitter Etiquette
• Be yourself. Casual and friendly.• If you like a particular message, retweet it. • Provide some real value. • Don’t spam people.
Links Additional Resources– http://thecommunicationbreakdown.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/what-makes-a-good-twitterer/– http://www.cio.com/article/480318/Twitter_Etiquette_Five_Dos_and_Don_ts_
Why would I want to use twitter?
News
Knowledge
Interactions
TechnologyCommunity
Getting Real
Collaboration
SHARING
News
Knowledge
Interactions
Technology
Community
Getting Real
Interact with Your Heroes
Collaboration
Twitter Tools
Twitter Tools
• Stay Connected– TweetDeck– Seesmic – Tweetie*– Gowalla
• Create a community– Mr. Tweet
• Analyze Your Influence– Twitalyzer– Twitfluence
• Integrate– LinkedIn– TweetMeMe
Maximize Efforts by Integrating Tools
TweetDeck
Tweeb
• IPhone only (sorry)• Twitter analytics and
Twitter follower management app
http://www.tweebapp.com/
Tweeb• On-demand stats that always includes fresh, up-
to-date data.
• Clean, crisp, and intuitive "Summary" dashboard with trends for tweets, followers, buzz, and clicks.
• See if what you are tweeting is creating any "Buzz" by checking out those who are mentioning or retweeting you. Tweeb supports Twitter retweets and will also show you who is retweeting you.
• Better understand follower engagement by viewing click data for tweets that include bit.ly or j.mp links in the “Clicks” tab.
http://www.tweebapp.com/
Stories
Best of SharePoint Conference
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Action Items
1. Create Account2. Follow @marcykellar account3. Explore http://search.twitter.com
3. Safe “Entry-Level” Tweeting– Announce when you post a blogs– Retweet your coworkers tweets
Things to Remember
• Don’t Be Afraid - We all mess up when tweeting. No one is perfect.
• Follow - Don’t take it personally if someone stops following you.
• Retweet - Give credit where credit is due
Resources
• Twittervision.com• Twitalyzer.com• Twitter Guide Book• Twitcleeaner.com• HOW TO: Retweet on Twitter• 101 Twitter Tools